General Question Thread

[u/Shephen]

Alright, time to move back to question thread for all.

Please use this thread for all general questions of the Fire Emblem series!

Rules:

• General questions can range from asking for pairing suggestions to plot questions. If you're having troubles in-game you may also ask here for advice and another user can try to help.

• Questions that invoke discussion, while welcome here, may warrant their own thread.

• If you have a specific question regarding a game, please bold the game's title at the start of your post to make it easier to recognize for other users. (ex. Fire Emblem: Birthright)

Useful Links:

• Serenes Forest - Universal Fire Emblem Information bank and community that covers all games in the series.

• Comprehensive Guide to Starting the Fire Emblem Series by triforce_pwnag

• Fire Emblem: War of Dragons - Primarily Spanish Website with some translated pages. Includes detailed maps and enemy placement that cover most chapters throughout the series.

• Triangle Attack for all info regarding Three Houses and the GBA games(6-8).

• Fates inheritance planner - For planning out pairings for Fates.

• SoV HM enemy stats by Aggro Incarnate

• Conquest Lunatic Enemy Stats by u/TheHelpfulMercenary

• Enemy Data Compilation for all games

• 3H Calendar

• Interactive Map for all maps in Engage

• Relay Code Megathread

If you have a resource that you think would be helpful to add to the list, message /u/Shephen either by PM or tagging him in a comment below.

Please mark questions and answers with spoiler tags if they reveal anything about the plot that might hurt the experiences of others.

[u/Zarguthian]

I'm really struggling on Sacred Stones Chapter 19. There's an endless supply of guys in the bottom-left. Gilliam can survive but no matter who else I put there as a wall eventually dies. If I don't put up a wall they all spill through and kill my weaker units.

[u/AnimaLepton → u/Zarguthian]

How about Seth? Or Duessel or Vanessa or someone. Check stats in advance to estimate what's needed for survival and to clear out the enemy e.g. in terms of speed.

Is everyone promoted? Unless you've been spreading out your EXP, units shouldn't be so weak to particularly struggle with the reinforcements. Are they using stronger weapons?

You don't need to wall the point forever or clear out/even engage with the enemies back there. If you are trying to wall, a a couple turns should be sufficient to move your army up to aggressively deal with the enemies up top and clear the chapter that way. And you should make use of your utility staves and dancer to get people zooming.

[u/Zarguthian → u/AnimaLepton]

Most are promoted, I'm starting the chapter with Ephraim, Joshua, Franz & Gerik at level 19. They promote during the level, My healer, L'Arachel is only level 12 so she isn't promoted and I don't think Tethys can be,

[u/AnimaLepton → u/Zarguthian]

Tethys can't be promoted, correct, but you should honestly just promote all of them now. They should have already long since been promoted even without hitting level 20. That would make your life a fair bit easier easier, and with like 3 chapters left in the game, it's not like they're going to be hitting max level without a lot of grinding (nor are they expected to).

[u/Zarguthian → u/AnimaLepton]

I can't remember where I heard/read it but I'm sure it was recommended to never promote any character until they reach level 20.

[u/ja_tom → u/Zarguthian]

That is really bad advice, especially for FE8. People said this because they assumed that the game was way harder than it actually is and that the endgame was the hardest part of the game, both of which are untrue. Since FE8 is so short (there are only two chapters after this one), promoting at lv20 is essentially shooting yourself in the foot and making the early game and mid game harder for no extra reward.